From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9302 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2006 06:28:22 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4 (2006-07-25) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.4 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 4 Sep 2006 06:28:22 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 74706 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2006 06:28:15 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Sep 2006 06:28:15 -0000 Received: (qmail 28334 invoked by alias); 4 Sep 2006 06:28:07 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 10671 Received: (qmail 28324 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2006 06:28:06 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Sep 2006 06:28:06 -0000 Received: (qmail 73555 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2006 06:28:06 -0000 Received: from smtpout0191.sc1.cp.net (HELO n064.sc1.cp.net) (64.97.136.191) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Sep 2006 06:28:05 -0000 Received: from sc (82.26.165.217) by n064.sc1.cp.net (7.2.069.1) id 44F5C45F00064204 for zsh-users@sunsite.dk; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 06:28:03 +0000 Received: from chazelas by sc with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GK7wA-0003eC-00 for ; Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:28:02 +0100 Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 07:28:02 +0100 From: Stephane Chazelas To: zsh-users Mailinglist Subject: Re: Double Evaluation Question (not in FAQ) Message-ID: <20060904062802.GA4039@sc> Mail-Followup-To: zsh-users Mailinglist References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: Stephane Chazelas On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 08:18:19AM +0200, Com MN PG P E B Consultant 3 wrote: > Assuming that variables are assigned in the following way: > > x=abc > y=def > z='$x $y' # Note: Single Quotes! > > How could I write an expression, which "evaluates" $z, in > that it would return "abc def"? The simple > > eval "echo $z" > > would not work here, because it would not > preserve the spaces. [...] print -r -- ${(e)z} -- Stéphane